Community Influence

One of the key measures of the value of media is the effect it has on those who can influence change. Sometimes those people are politicians, either municipal, provincial, or federal, but just as often they are members of groups, organizations, and sectors of society who can and will do what is required to attain a desired result.

It is safe to say that our stories so far have touched all sides of this equation.

This ideology is best demonstrated by who is liking, sharing, and commenting on our stories on social media, as that is a yardstick that can be measured accurately. So far, in 2016, our Facebook posts have been shared, liked, and commented on by not only the Mayor of Barrie, Jeff Lehman, but also several City Councillors, other media, and influential community groups.

We have every expectation that this pattern will persist as we continue into other poignant social issues.

Our crew is also now working with police, municipal governments, provincially funded groups, and other ‘official’ organizations to produce effective and sustainable projects to help the homeless, and to interconnect dozens of services that work together to help those in need.

It is safe to say that Five Points Media is having an influence in our community.

Our stories often address an issue within our local community that is being confronted by Barrie residents, such as those at Gilda's Club. As such, they are popular with City Councillors such as Rose Romita. See post here

Jill Dunlop, the PC candidate for Simcoe North, has been working with our team to produce the SY-STEM Links project to help the homeless. She is also a supporter of our desire to help others through media. See post here

We are also often shared by other community oriented groups, such as the ShopOrillia.com. These posts reach potentially thousands of their clients. See post here

Like minded groups, such as '365 Day Kindness Initiative', also share our content. They spread our message to a pre-existing network of followers consisting of both individuals and groups. See post here

Sponsors of the events we cover also share our content. Not only do they help the community, they are seen to do so which helps their image as a business and builds their brand. See post here

Five Points Media is Barrie's newest media source, and the only independent producer of local video programming. However, we have already established a growing footprint of influence within Barrie, Orillia, and other regions of Simcoe County. The launch of SY-STEM Links will help to make us a household name, as will the videos we hope to produce for other regions as we have done for Nottawasaga. We now also have a crew of five people with media and related backgrounds, meaning we can potentially cover multiple events running simultaneously.

Due to recent changes in CRTC regulations, Five Points Media could soon be the only professional video service producing local stories about our community and those who live here.